A fabric formed by tying free-hanging sets of threads around adjacent threads, in combinations of structurally identical knots. See also macramé.

The process of tying knots is called knotting. A knot is made when yarn or thread forms a fastening by looping or interlacing with its self, another rope or another object. Knotting is used in the making of some rugs and carpets. Fabric can also be created by tying free hanging sets of thread around neighboring threads in identical knots.